Checklist for Family Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 (Swallowtail Moths)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 521
7875
25069 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 517
7870
25062 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 498
7773
24792 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 322
6415
21860 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 67
2085
8072 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 67
2082
8068 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 65
2074
8045 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 27
1450
6414 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 22
1328
6123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
226
881 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Uraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths | 10
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Tanzania
10 Genera with 15 Species | Acropteris Geyer, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alcides Hübner, 1881 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Aploschema Warren, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arussiana Rougeot, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysiridia Hübner, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dirades Holloway, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiplema Herrich-Schä..., 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meliaba Walker, 1859 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Urapteritra Viette, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urapteroides Moore, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tanzania
15 Species | Acropteris illiturata Warren, 1897 | | | Alcides bifasciatus Hustache, 1922 | | | Alcides deremius Kolbe, 1898 | | | Alcides kilimanus Aurivillius, 1910 | | | Alcides meruanus Aurivillius, 1910 | | | Alcides orientalis Chevrolat, 1881 | | | Aploschema albaria Plötz, 1880 | | | Arussiana herbuloti Rougeot, 1977 | | | Chrysiridia croesus Gerstaecker, 1871 | African Sunset Moth | | Dirades theclata (Guenée, 1857) | ⇒ Phazaca theclata Guenée, 1858 | | Epiplema costilinea Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | | | Meliaba insignis (Aurivillius, 1910) | ⇒ Meliaba pelopsalis Walker, 1859 | | Meliaba pelopsalis Walker, 1859 | | | Urapteritra falcifera Weymer, 1892 | | | Urapteroides recurvata Warren, 1898 | |
Subnodes of Uraniidae with occurrences in Tanzania
Links, sources and further information Uraniidae at gbif.org
Uraniidae at irmng.org
Uraniidae at itis.gov
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